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10,368: The incomplete count of Ukraine's civilian dead

The Russian missile strike took nearly everything from Oleksandr Remez -- his wife Natalia and their home in central Ukraine.. "They (Russia) must be held responsible for each one," Remez said, standing near a memorial for his wife and the 22 others killed in the April 28 strike.

Prince Harry to testify against British tabloid publisher

Prince Harry is on Tuesday expected to take the witness stand in a London court as part of claims against a British tabloid publisher, the latest in his legal battles with the press.. The prince has vowed to spearhead efforts to enforce change on Britain's tabloid media, and the MGN trial is one of several ongoing legal battles he has launched against the press.

Notorious FBI double-agent Robert Hanssen dead

Robert Hanssen, the notorious FBI double agent who secretly fed Russia some of America's deepest secrets in the 1980s and 1990s, died in a top-security prison Monday, prison officials said.. Hanssen, 79, was found unresponsive early Monday in the ultra-high-security US prison in Florence, Colorado, and was later pronounced dead, according to a prison statement.

Qatar minister picked to head UN labour conference

Qatar's labour minister was on Monday appointed without a vote to head the International Labour Organization's annual decision-making conference, despite union criticism amid concerns over labour conditions in Qatar. . Qatar has long faced harsh criticism over labour rights, especially in the lead-up to last year's football World Cup.

Slovak ex-minister charged for praising Russian war

The Slovak top prosecutor's office said Monday it had charged ex-justice minister and former Supreme Court chief justice Stefan Harabin over a Facebook post praising Russia's invasion of Ukraine.. Zuzana Drobova, a spokeswoman for the chief prosecutor's office in Slovakia -- a Ukraine neighbour and supporter -- told AFP that Harabin was charged with "the defamation of a nation, race and persuasion and the endorsement of a crime".

Ex-VP Pence jumps into 2024 White House race

Republican former vice president Mike Pence launched Monday his hotly-anticipated challenge to one-time boss Donald Trump for the party's 2024 White House nomination, setting up the unusual scenario of two running mates becoming rivals.. "But he also stood next to Donald Trump and normalized and validated him for four years while Trump ran roughshod over the presidency."

Four dead in plane crash that sparked Washington alert

US aviation officials on Monday were investigating the fatal crash of an "unresponsive" private plane that strayed over the nation's capital and prompted the scrambling of F-16 fighter jets.. NORAD said flares were deployed to try to draw the attention of the pilot but there was no response and the private plane eventually crashed near the George Washington National Forest.

US and India agree defence industry cooperation plan

The United States and India agreed a roadmap for military industrial cooperation Monday, as New Delhi seeks to reduce its reliance on key arms supplier Russia in the face of tensions with China.. Moscow and New Delhi have been allies for decades, with Russia by far India's biggest arms supplier.

Air travel to soar near record in 2023: industry group

Airlines will return to profit and fly a near-record 4.35 billion passengers this year, but the sector's post-pandemic recovery remains fragile, an industry group said on Monday.. - Profits equal to $2.25 per passenger - Airlines transported a record 4.54 billion people in 2019 before Covid brough travel to a standstill.